domestic waste separation News
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Terracycle Recycle Old Marigolds
The recycling bin is now commonplace in most European countries. Householders separate their waste and recyclable materials go into a recycling bin. The bin is collected by the local waste operator and for the consumer, that is where the story ends, they have done their bit for the environment by recycling. Except, in many cases much of what goes into the recycling bin is not recycled because the ...
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New film on waste management in Greenland
Dealing with large quantities of unwanted (and sometimes toxic) waste is often difficult – but it becomes even more complicated when people live in isolated communities, in extreme environments hundreds of kilometres from the nearest treatment plant. This is the subject of a new film considering waste management in Greenland, entitled ‘Mission Greenland – for a cleaner ...
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`Pay As You Throw` waste schemes encourage household recycling
New research has concluded that 'Pay As You Throw' waste collection schemes can increase levels of recycling among households, but should be accompanied by effective public information campaigns. Pay As You Throw waste schemes charge households and businesses according to the amount of mixed residual waste they generate. They have been proposed as an effective means of reducing the amount of ...
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